Obsidian plugins with #sorting#

The Custom File Explorer sorting plugin enhances the organization of notes and folders within Obsidian by providing flexible sorting options. Users can arrange items manually through drag-and-drop or configure custom sorting rules via YAML front matter. The plugin supports various ordering methods, including alphabetical, numerical, date-based, and metadata-driven sorting. It allows different sorting rules for individual folders and provides inheritance capabilities. Users can mix manual and automatic ordering, group items by attributes, and utilize bookmarks for easy access.

The Flexplorer plugin extends the native file explorer with folder specific sorting, so different parts of a vault can follow different ordering rules without sharing one global setup. It also adds a custom order mode that lets you rearrange files and folders manually through drag and drop. Pinned items can stay at the top, while hidden items can be kept out of the way when a section gets noisy. The plugin also supports mobile, with the same core behaviour available on touch devices. Its focus stays narrow. It changes how the explorer behaves and how items are arranged, rather than adding a separate workspace or command heavy workflow.

The GridExplorer plugin enhances note browsing in Obsidian by introducing a grid-based view for notes and folders. It offers multiple display modes, including folder view for structured navigation, bookmark mode for quick access to saved notes, and search results mode for visually organizing search queries. Users can customize the grid by adjusting item width and setting default sorting preferences, such as sorting by name, modification time, or randomly.

The Line Arrange plugin for Obsidian provides users with versatile tools to manipulate selected lines in their notes. Users can sort lines by visual width or lexical order, shuffle them randomly, or reverse their order entirely. These features are particularly useful for organizing or analyzing content in structured or creative ways. Commands for each action are easily accessible via the command palette, enhancing workflow efficiency. The plugin supports a straightforward interface and integrates seamlessly into Obsidian, making line management effortless.

The Sort and Permute lines plugin changes line order in the current file or in a selected range through editor commands instead of manual editing. It can sort lines alphabetically, sort them by line length, reverse the current order, or shuffle the selection. The plugin also handles headings as a separate case and can sort them while preserving parent headings, so nested sections stay attached to the right part of the note. You can run a command against the whole file when nothing is selected, or limit the change to highlighted text. The included demo shows these commands acting directly on note content.

The Power Tables plugin turns Markdown tables into editable spreadsheets inside a note, while keeping the stored content as plain Markdown. It adds cell colors, conditional rules, data bars, icon sets, live formulas, live totals and a formula bar with click based references. Tables can be sorted, filtered and reshaped with fill handle, copy and paste, paste special, row and column moves, text to columns, transpose and duplicate cleanup. Number formats, column level validation lists, sparklines, checkboxes, borders and width controls are built in. It also imports and exports Excel and CSV data, preserves references when rows move and keeps filter state in the note so views remain consistent across devices.

The Tier List plugin allows users to visually rank items in Obsidian by rendering nested lists as customizable tier lists. It supports manual sorting, enabling flexible ranking of items like movies, games, or projects without assigning numerical ratings. The plugin integrates images from both internal and external sources, including frontmatter-defined covers, to enhance visual organization. Users can interact with tier lists in both editing and reading modes, with quick ranking options via right-click menus and drag-and-drop functionality.

The Enhanced tables plugin for Obsidian adds advanced features to standard markdown tables, offering users the ability to sort, filter, paginate, and apply custom formatting to table data. With support for date and number formatting, custom column types like enums and booleans, and a configurable filter system, this plugin enhances table usability within Obsidian. It allows for dynamic table updates and provides per-column formatting and custom pagination. Additionally, users can implement advanced functionality using YAML configuration for table setup and management, enabling highly flexible table handling directly within their notes.

The Sortable Tables plugin enhances table usability by allowing sorting directly in preview mode without altering the underlying note content. Clicking on a column header toggles between ascending and descending order, and multiple levels of sorting can be applied by holding Shift while selecting additional columns. This makes it easy to reorganise and view data in different ways on the fly, all while keeping the original markdown table intact.

The Feed Bases plugin adds a feed style layout to Obsidian Bases, showing notes and their body content in one editable scrolling view. Notes stay tied to their source files, so changes made in the feed are saved back without a separate sync step. The view can be sorted by modified date, created date, or name, which makes it easier to scan recent work or keep a stable reading order. It also lets you open note titles directly and use context menu actions from the feed instead of switching back to a standard list. The plugin is focused on changing how Bases content is read and edited, not on adding a new storage format or separate workflow layer.

The Sort Frontmatter plugin helps streamline your Obsidian notes by organizing the frontmatter properties in alphabetical order. This recursive sorting extends to objects, arrays, and their nested structures up to five levels deep. Designed with simplicity in mind, the plugin avoids unnecessary settings and icons, ensuring minimal cognitive load. Users can activate it via the Command Palette, allowing for quick and efficient frontmatter sorting in the current file.

The Todo sort plugin helps users organize their tasks within Obsidian by automatically sorting todos based on their completion status.